sherry Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif

So called from Xeres, a Spanish town near Cadiz, x in Spanish having been formerly pronounced like sh in English.

A Spanish light-colored dry wine, made in Andalusia. As prepared for commerce it is colored a straw color or a deep amber by mixing with it cheap wine boiled down.